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columnist Laurie Roth – a national radio talk show host for over
10 years – is known as the Annie Oakley of the Airways, after
the famous 19th century sharpshooter who never
missed her mark. It’s a title she says was given her by her listeners
because, they told her, “you always hit the mark; you’re
always on target.”

Roth
is hoping that her ability to aim and hit the mark with words and ideas
will score votes for her in the 2012 national election. She is seriously
considering running for the presidency of the United States as an independent,
realizing it will be an uphill struggle every step of the way.

"I
know this will be like climbing up Mt. Everest in a bikini with no oxygen
as far as difficulty,” she said in a news
release posted on her website.
“But I love my country and believe I have the right ideas at the
right time” -- ideas that are “boldly American and freedom
loving.”

Roth,
50, and her husband live in Elk, Wash., a community in Spokane County
near the Washington-Idaho border. She hosts a three-hour nightly radio
show in addition to writing a weekly column. The couple has two children:
an eight-year-old son and a daughter, 14.

Roth
told NWV she had thought about entering the primaries under a party
banner, but although “there are good parties and people out there,”
she feels she could get her message across better if she were not connected
to a party, but identified as a conservative independent.

She
said a number of people had been encouraging her to throw her hat in
the ring, but that it was Michael Carlin, editor and publisher of Century
City News, a print and Internet publication in Los Angeles, who
“put a fire under me” when he was a guest on her radio program
about nine months ago.

“We
were talking about how to get this country back on track, and Michael
said it was going to be a very different election than any we’ve
ever seen,” Roth recalled.

“He
said that this time there are a hundred-million tea party people we’ve
never had before, plus there’s the dramatic increase in the use
of social networking – like Twitter and Facebook.”

“I
think it’ll be prime pickings for an outsider to swoop in and
take all the cards in the deck,” Carlin told her.

Then
he said: “as a matter of fact, I think you should run.”

“A
Real Person”

Roth
admitted she was flattered, but protested, saying she didn’t have
a hundred dollars --”and I’m not a global elitist or a lawyer
or a politician.”

Carlin
countered her objections. “That’s precisely why you should
run,” he exclaimed. “You’re a real person. You’ve
been covering the issues on radio for 10 years and writing articles
about that long. We need a real person to run for the White House, not
another politician or lawyer.”

He
pointed out that Roth had a comeback story of her own that could be
a metaphor for the comeback of the country – surviving a near-fatal
motorcycle accident in 2005.

“You
survived and rebuilt your radio show without any money,” Carlin
reminded her. “You did it with hard work. You’re a mom,
you’re a survivor; you’re a real American.”

Roth
plans to release two books this month. The first, The People’s
President, explains in 10 chapters her vision for the country,
what she believes in, and what she would do to fix and inspire America.
The second, Two Minute Warning, addresses America’s compromised
condition and a strategic recovery.

According to the news release, some of Roth’s Platform ideas include:

•A 2 percent consumption (point of purchase) tax and
the eradication of all other taxes, including the ones most familiar
to voters: Income Tax, Payroll Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Gas Tax, Property
Tax and Estate Tax. If no categories were exempt, and all taxed, $10-20
trillion dollars a year would be available for the federal budget. This
would easily provide funding for Roth's stated goals: Taking care of
U.S. citizens, getting completely out of debt, and putting American
priorities back in the forefront.•Energy Independence: Gather
leaders from all fields and types of energy: oil, natural gas, nuclear
fission and fusion, alternative fuels and solar. Establish an aggressive
plan to become energy independent in 4-6 years. Disconnect from OPEC.•Secure Borders: Stop $200
billion per year drug traffic. Stop people from entering our country
illegally.•Create Jobs: Implement energy
and transportation infrastructure projects in the U.S. and provide appropriate
Federal Funding. Also, create jobs by reigning in regulation, taxation
and litigation.

Besides
her run for the presidency, which she is still considering, Roth has
started “The Roth Revolution” -- ”to draw patriots
together in a social networking association. It is free; members can
blog, chat, post pictures and speak their mind on the issues to the
many that are joining in,” she writes.

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“I
will be blogging and communicating regularly with you myself, putting
out the Roth Report, providing cutting edge faxes for you to send to
congress on critical issues facing us and exploring ways we can together
make a difference. Just go to The Roth Show and click on the Roth Revolution
banner. Tell your friends to join also. Together, we will take our country
back.”

Roth plans to release
two books this month. The first, The People’s President,
explains in 10 chapters her vision for the country, what she believes
in, and what she would do to fix and inspire America. The second, Two
Minute Warning, addresses America’s compromised condition and
a strategic recovery.